No matter how long or how hard the journey, the key is to allow yourself to continue the journey. Lessons and successes happen along the way not at the end.
On his journey, Buckwheat evolves from a one-dimensional to a three-dimensional character. He now understands the meaning of loving someone from the inside out.
While researching Pearl Bailey, I saw similarities in Buckwheat's Journey, especially the outrage about his dialect.
It was on the movie set of Porgy and Bess"that Bailey won an early skirmish for black civil rights by demanding the elimination of "undignified and unnatural" Negro dialect from the George Gershwin folk drama. "There's a lot of people out there waiting for a dialect, so let's talk the way we really talk, without the 'dems, doeses and deses,' " she told reporters. "We don't talk like that. Maybe we did 50 years ago, but not now." In the ethnic fiction novel Buckwheat's Journey, Buckwheat learns about "Negritude," which means "Black is Beautiful." They go on an exciting escapade through Harlem! Bert takes him to the Savoy Ballroom to see proud black people, dressed to the tee, and having fun! The road to success may have rocks, thorns, hills and mountains to climb, yet the journey is so rewarding. It is the beginning and middle of the journey that helps you to grow and learn not the end.
Success is trying. "And as a writer, you need to notice what you and others are going through, so you can apply it to your stories and characters to ensure realism. It will also help you gain perspective and emotional distance more quickly and that is good therapeutically too."
I am excited about blogging/discussing Buckwheat's Journey. Let's start the conversation.
Buckwheat's Journey is finally over. Now you can read about it. It is available on Amazon. Check out the link on this website. It also will be on Kindle soon.
I hope you will enjoy the journey and blog your comments Patience is a writer's most important virtue. While going through the publishing process, I have learned to be patient. I am getting very close to releasing my novel Buckwheat's Journey. Stay tuned.
Patience is bitter, but its fruits are sweet. —Jean Jacques Rousseau |
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